Hennecke presents first Streamline of the second generation to Engel Austria at JEC World

Hennecke has presented its first Streamline of the second generation to it's long-standing development partner Engel Austria at JEC World.

The Streamline MK2 at Engel's technology centre for lightweight engineering composites will replace the previous model which has been used to develop a variety of new products up to the serial production stage for sampling in HP-RTM applications.

Production flexibility increases due to the space-saving layout of the machine on a mobile frame which can also be lifted by crane,

The Streamline MK2 is equipped with a wireless operator panel, which enables on- the-spot operation of all process parameters independent of location.

The heating and metering cabins are joined together using quick-locking mechanisms which allow for easier dismantling.

The company says another Hennecke highlight at the JEC trade show was the presentation of the newly developed chopper for glass and carbon fibres.

The new chopper provides a plug and play solution for all LFI systems on the market and can therefore be easily retrofitted to existing production systems.

A patented cutting process gives the cutter a significantly longer service life and with an output of 300g glass per second, the blades last six times longer than those on conventional cutting systems.

The blades only need to be exchanged once a glass fibre output of 1000 kg has been reached.

Matthias Mayr, Head of Engel Composite Systems, said: "Together with Hennecke, Engel has already realised a number of successful and credible projects in our technology centre. With the new STREAMLINE machine generation we are taking our collaboration to the next level."

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